Stone Soup.(2014/06/09/Mon)

   Today I read the book titled "Stone Soup." My impression sentence was

It is yummy, said the old woman.

Long time ago, there are old woman. One day the strange man came to her house. This man look like very poor. And he said, "Please rest at this house." But this woman said "No." Because she thought this man is very scary man. But he can make soup from stone. So he started cook at her house. At first she doubted this man, but he can make soup from stone ture. I'm surpurised. Finaly he completed very good taste soup. I'm getting hungry.

103 words / 8863words

shiny 輝く
chop　切り落とす
pop　はじける

Stone Soup (Usborne First Reading) 著者 : Lesley Sims Usborne Publishing Ltd 発売日 : 2013-07-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Monkeys.(2014/06/02/Mon)

   It comes book review time this week. Wow! It's very hard, how many books did I read? I don't know! Anyway, today I read the book titled "Monkeys." My impression sentece was

They sit in hot water to keep warm.

I like monkey, because they are very cute and very smart I think. But there is a lot kind of monkeys in the world. So my favorite monkey is "Kinshikou." I don't know how we say Kinshikou in English. But we can meet this animal at zoo. They are living in China. And they have very beautiful hur. This book's content was about many monkeys. But unfortunately, there were not write about Kinshikou! But there were write about Japan's monkey! They are go to hot spring in winter we know. So there were picture of monkey into the hot spring. It is very cute. But I didn't know they go to hot spring for keep warm temparature! It's amazing! They are very smart.

163 words / 8760 words

fluffy　産毛
spider　　くも
mangabey　マンガベー（西アフリカの尾長サル）
shout　叫ぶ

Monkeys (Usborne First Reading) 著者 : Sarah Courtauld Usborne Publishing Ltd 発売日 : 2009-01-30 ブクログでレビューを見る»

The Scaredy Cat. (2014/05/26/Mon)

  I read the book titled "The Scaredy Cat." My impression sentence was

    Looks like you just caught a burglar, kitty-cat.

 

This story's main character is one little cat. This cat is very cowardly, but he is very cute. He seems to be scary everything. He scary big noise, people, and frogs even mouse. It is very strange, because he is a cat. But one day, he went to one house with his friends of cat at night. He was very scary. But he found big something in the house. At first, he thought, this is ghost, but actually, this is a thief. And the house resident back home, she is very surprised. And she was thanks to this little cat, and she gave a lot of cat food to him as a present. So he was very happy. And he doesn’t scary everything from that day.

 

146 words

 

scaredy-cat 臆病者
stanley　スタンレー
grunt　唸る

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Danny the Dragon.(2014/05/26/Mon)

     I read the book titled "Danny the Dragon." My impression sentence was

       Thanks, Denny.

 

This book's main character is one dragon. He is a very kind dragon, send his name is Denny. Usually the drogue is very scary but he is not scary, he is very cute and kindness to virago people. Everyone loves Denny, and Denny loves everyone. Denny can make the fire by himself, so every night he go to each joke and he make the fire to people. Thanks to his fire, people can spend comfortable time. Because the fire is very important things their life. But one day, one man came to thisvillage, and he bring magic stick. This stick can make the fire. So people need Denny. This is so sad, and Denny felt sad. But one day, the robbers came to this village. And they were stole people's things, But Denny save people's, so people noticed the value of Denny. So Denny and people are help each other again. 

165 words

beside ～のそばに
incredible　信じられない
wagon　荷馬車

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Frogs. （2014/05/19/Mon）

　　　

          I read the book titled "Frogs." My impression sentence was

                 All frogs eat bugs.

 

This book's story about the frog’s life. I don't like frogs very much but some frogs settle in my houses garden. When I gave water to plants, they come up. So they are very cute, I think. There are a lot of kind’s frogs in the world. Usually, they lives in near water, but different kinds are lives in underground. I didn’t know this. And they have different voice one kind is cries like dog. And they have different body color. And they have surprise body ability. They have powerful jumping power. And they are good swimmer. They can move freedom into the water.

 

119 words

bugs 昆虫
tongue　舌
flicks　払い落とす

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The Magic Porridge Pot. (2014/05/19/Mon)

     I read the book titled "The Magic Porridge Pot." My impression sentence was

                  Remember the magic words and you will never be hungry again.

 

This book has three main characters. One is a little girl, and the other is a old woman. And another is a boy. This little girl's name is Hanna. She has very kind heart, but she is very poor. So she can't get enough food every day. One day, she went to the forest. And she found the honey. She became happy. And the old woman came to the forest when Hanna during ate the honey. Hanna is very kind, so she gave some honey to old woman. She became happy. After that, old woman gave magic pot to Hanna as a present. This magic pot can make a lot of porridges.  And she told magic world to Hanna. Then, Hanna could get enough food from this day. But one day, a boy saw this magic pot. And he stoll this pot from her. And he was using it, but he wrongs the magic word. So magic pot made more over porridges. But Hanna saved him.

191 words

porridge ポリッジ、おかゆ
poured　注ぐ
empty　空の


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The little Giraffe.（2014/05/19/Mon)

　　　I read the book titled "The little Giraffe." My impression setence was

I'll make a magic drink for you.

This book has three characters. One is the little Giraffe and the other is rhinoceros, and wise man. This wise man is wizard. And maybe they living in the Africa. The giraffe is good friend with rhinoceros.　They are living happy but one day, month without rain came. So Africa ground was not grow grasses. So they couldn't get food anymore. They were very fungry, then one wise man came, and he said, I7ll make a magic drink for you. So this man made a magic potion that strech neck1 And the giraffe drunk it, then the giraffe's neck is strech. So finally they can get tree's fredy.

127 words

stuck
reach
footprints

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Polar Bears. (2014/05/12/Mon)

    I read the book titled "Polar Bears." my impression sentence was

Instead, Polar bears eat seaweed, moss and berries.

I have been liked Polar bears when I was child, and they are my favorite animal in the world. I know polar bears life style, but I was get new information from this book. They are living inthe North Pole but in summer the ice is dissapper so they can't catch food like seals. So they eat seaweeds! I didin't know. And they have very big body but they are very good at swim. But now, the earth's temparature is become hot, so ice is disappear. And polar bears number is getting low. This is so sad. We have to save them.

121 words

daylight　日光
daggerr　短剣
trapped　罠

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Penguins.(2014/05/12/Mon)

      I read the book titled "penguins." My impression sentence was

Every now and then, penguins have to pop up for air

I know penguins, and I like them. Because they are so cute. But I don't know about penguins' life style very much. So I get many information about penguins from this book. Penguins have short legs, so they can't walk in the ground. But into the sea, they can swim so fast. But I heard that long time ago, penguins are could fly in the sky. And there are a lot of kinds penguins in the world. Almost, penguins are living in the North Pole. But some penguins are living in the forest1 I didn't know this. And this book's picture was very cute.

125 words

peck つつく
climb　上る
cｒick　筋肉の引きつり

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The Baobab Tree. (2014/05/12/Mon)

    I read the book titled "The Baobab tree." And my impression sentence was

You can't make me!

This book's story ia about Baobab tree, but I have never seen Baobab Tree. So I don't have an image about this tree. Long time ago, there are three African gods in the sky. And they were make one kind of tree. This tree is Boabab, and this tree can speak! It's amazing! He always talking alot, so Gods are feel annoy. And they made another kind of trees. That trees are has flower and fruit, but Baobab has not flower and fruit. So Baobab was get angry to gods. Finally, the gods were replaced Baobab and change Baobab's mouth. So baobab became can't speak. It was little sad. I enjoyed this story so I wan to see Baobab tree if I get to a cahnce. I wonder where should I go to meet Baobab tree?

upside 上側
cross　を横切る
fed　食べ物を与える

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The Dragon and the Phoenix.（2014/05/07Mon）No.2

  I read the book titled "The Dragon and the Phoenix." And my impression sentence was

I want that pearl she said.

This book's main character is a dragon and phoenix. This story is very long time ago. The dragon was lived magic river and the phoenix was lived magic deep forest. They are good friend and they are liveing happy. One day they were find very blight stone. This is pear. The dragon was washed this pear into the river and the phoenix was polish the pear by own wings. This pear was become more blight and that was beautiful pearl. One day, the queen of heaven see the pearl from the sky. And she thought," I want to get that pearl." One night, the dragon and phoenix was asleep, and she sweep this pearl away. Next morning, the dragon and phoenix was very surprised. And they were understand it is the work of queen of sky. They went to the sky and they order to her return that pearl. But she showed refusal. And they were fight. At finaly, that pearl was fell into the very deep lake. The dragon and phoenix was feel sad, and they decided we will never find that pearl, and now, that pearl have been sinking lake. I thought, I can understand both feeling. That pearl was very beautiful so every girls want to get it. But I thought it is good that sinled into the lake. Beautiful things are enough to just looking.

250 words

steal　盗む
feather　羽
pebble　水晶
beside　そばに

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Androcles and the Lion.(2014/05/05/Mon) No.1

  I read the book titled "Androcles and the Lion." My ompression sentence was

Hello, Androcles.

This book's main character is a young man, named Androcles, and a Lion named Leo.  And this book's janeration is Roma. Androcles is very poor but he is very kind. He working at rich person's house named Burutus. Burutus is bad person, and he always working Androcles hard as a house worker. So he don't like Burutus and he want run way from his house. One day, Androcles was get out Burutus' house. He went to the deep forest and he met hurted lion. THis lion was Leo, and he hurted his leg. Androcles was save Leo's leg and they become friend. Leo is very kind lion, so he don't attack people.
  One day, Androcles saw strange people in the forest. That person was find Androcles. And he was caught by them. Because Burutus was finding him. He went to area with them. And there are some people and some scary animals. So they fight to scary animals. Finaly Androcles have to fight animal day was come. He thought, "I might be die" but he is a lucky person, because that animal was Leo. So Leo was caught as much as Androcles. And spectators was very surprised.
  At the end of the story, Androcles and Leo were held surcus, and they get happy. This is very happy story, I liked it. And Leo is so cute.

241 words

sloppy　濡れた
soldier　軍人
pant　息を切らす
enormous　以上に大きい

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The Midnight Ghosts.(2014/04/28/Mon) No.2

  I read the book titled The "Midnight Ghosts." My impression sentence was
THis book's story  about the scary house which living alot of the ghosts. And this book's main character was little brothers. Older sister named Sally and younger brother named Adam. They got the a letter as invitation from their aunt named Crystal. So their aunt said, "Please come to our house." Sally and Adam went to her house. But her house was so far way from Sally and Adam's house. And they arrived her house, and it is very looks loke scary. And Crystal's families was very lokks loke scary. So everything was strange. And their foog was strange too. They eat a bat and frog. So Sally and Adam feels very scary and starange. And they understand why this family is strang, that reason is one old magic things into the house. That is a spell cast on they. But this book was very difficult for me so I couldn' understand how Salluy and Adam understanded it. But at the end of the story, the spell was broken and the families retured to their real figure. I mistaked chose this book. This is too long story for me.

205 words

passageways　お客の道
acrobat　軽業師
fragment　断片
clutter　散らかす
stroke　発作　
whoosh　ひゅう

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Why the Sea is Salty.(2014/04/28/Mon) No.1

  I read the book titled "Why the Sea is Salty." My impression sentence was

"What shall I ask for first."

This book story is about the taste of the sea. This story was seems to me it's Chinese old story. Long time ago the taste of the sea was not salty. At that time, the sea's taste was very sweet, but sea creatures living into the sweet water. And this country's people get salt from the King. This King has a one magic things. This magic thing was can everythings. For example, like rice and some spaices and golds and jewelies. So the King was can get everything. One day, one people heard this story and he decided become menber of the castle worker. He cheat the King and Finaly, he get that magic thing. So he bring it and run away to use ship. And he try use this magic things. He wished that " I want to get salts."as a first wish.  And the magic thing was make salt. At night, he slept, but the magic things was make continued salts. So at the morning,  a mount of salts made. So ship was go down into the sea and the salt was mixed sea water. So this is the reason of why the sea is salty. It is funny story but I whis I could, I drink sweet sea water.

235 words

chimney　煙突
guard　護衛者
throne　王座
scratch　こする
millstone　石臼

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The story of Haunted Houses.(2014/04/14/Mon) No.1-3

  Next is chapter3, and titled "Grimly Grange." Mi impression sentence was

"I'll look so handsome on the TV screen."

THis story has three main character,Miss.Lacey and Sir. Sidney and Lord. Digby They are ghosts but they have been living this house. People scary about this house so nobody came to this house resentry. They are very boring, but one day the TV interviewers came to the house. Because they are wanted to report this house. The ghosts were very exciting. And they got dressed up each. Sirdney was use wearing special suit and Miss Lacey was use perfume and wearing beautiful wiggs and Lord Digby was polish his boots. But TV unterviewers didi not notice they even started report. So they walked here and there into the house, but this house's room is very dirty unfortunately. At finaly interviewers were find them but they are not best condition. So I feel soory for them but it is very cute that ghosts ws dress up.

168 words

grimy 気味悪い
grange　邸宅
whload　おろす
snuff　を吸う
stardom　スターの地位
whisper　ささやく
banister　手すり
burst　爆発する

 

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The story of Haubted Houses.（2014/04/14/Mon) No.1-2

Next chapter2 is titled "Highwayman's Halt." My impression sentence was

"No way, spooky."

The main character is one little girl named Polly. Polly is living with her father and he is managed a halt, but it is is financial difficulties. Because customers not came to his halt, so they were losing money. But one custermor named Mr.Torix is come to everyday. Polly's father order some good advice to Mr.Torix. And he said, "Long time ago there a lot of gold coins in this house but it has never found. And Polly decided finding this gold coins for her father. Polly finding many place around her house. One day she found it. Then appear the ghost of Mr.Flintlock. And he said "It is my money." But Polly said, "We are need this." Suddenly, Mr.Torix appear and he snatched golds from Polly. And Polly and Mr.Flintlock go after Mr.Trix. The citizens were surprised to look a ghost of him. At the end of the story, Mr.Trix fell into the sea, and he lost all of custermers due to Mr.Flintlock's ghost. Polly and his father became happily too.

196 words

suggest 提案する
soldier　軍人
ladder　はしご
rob　奪う
shirer　震える
chest　胸
coach　コーチ
chimney　煙突
shout　叫ぶ
drag　引きずる

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The Genie in the Bottle. (2014/04/21/Mon) No.2

   I read the book titled "The Genie in the Bottle." My impression sentence was

"He whooshed back in..."

This book story is about the spirit of bottle. And main character is one fisherman. He was living picked from the sea with his cat. Long time ago, the fisher was fhising, but that day was he couldn't get fishes at all. Next day was too. So he couldn't get anymore a few days. One day, he was use fis fishing net, and he get a one magical bottle. He looked at botom of the bottle but it was dark, and he couldn't see anymore. So he throughout that bottle. Suddenly, the spirit of bottle apper, and this spirit was bad spirit. So this bad spirit was prevebtion get fish. And fisherman ws have to go back to the bottle him. And he was success to this, I couldn't under stand how he did it. But bad spirit is disappiar. So he bacame get many fisfes. It was good story but I like doog spirit. At the end of the story there are some picture puzzle. So it was fun.

188 words

rumble ごろごろ鳴る
pour　そそぐ
genie　精霊
empty　何も入っていない
seaweed　海草

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The Fish that Talked.(2014/04/21/Mon) No.1

　　I read the book titled "The Fish taht Talked." My impression sentence was

"Brahma vanished in a flash of silvery light."

This story is about Indian story and the god of fish. Long time ado, there was a young boy named Maru in living in India. He is seems to 15 years old I think. He has a very gentle man and good boy. He is living deep in jungle with many animals. The animals loved him. And their place has beautiful nature. One day he was bathing with his animals and he find very sall fish. But this fish was very shining. He were caught this fish, and this fish was can talking. he and fish was became friend, so he bring this fish at his home. And he was put into water tunk one. He was take care of fish, and give many feed. This fish was became very big so fe was move this fish into his well. But fish was more becam. so he moved to fish into the liver. But the fish was became more big again. So he was move to the fish into the sea. The fish was very happily, because he get the huge space. And he said, "Thank you so much grown me, and I have tosay to you, the very big flood is will come, so you have to make big ship." And Maru, make big ship, and ride on this with his animals. I think this part of story is very same the story of Noah's ship. And big flood was came and the fish guide to his ship for new island. Actually, the fish is god of fish named Brahma so he turned fis real figure. And he said, you are a king of this new island. And he live happily forever.

305 words

flood 洪水
rebuild　再建する
vanished　急に見えなくなる
stream　水流

 

 

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Owls.(2014/04/14/Mon) No.2

I read the book titled "Owls."　My impression sentence was

"Each owl likes its own space to hunt in."

This stroy is about the owls. I like owl.　Because I like Harry Potter movie, so the wizards often has a owls as a pet. I want to get a pwl, if I get to a chance. Owls are active in the night, and they are sleeping in the noon. Owl is very quiet while they are flying. They have big eyes and, their eye shight is very goog and they can find the food very easy. They are very cute, but they are eat meet of small animals. They have a sharp beak, and sharp nail. They can caught the fish that use their nails. They made their nest in the tree, but sometimes they make into the ground, and cactus. They are have many kind of various voice. Yhey can turn their head 280 degree. They have long wings. I didin't know about owl's life, so I enjoyed this book. Anyway, there are owl cafe in Japan, I heard that from my friend. We can drink some tea, and we can tougch the owls. I want to go there.

202 words

hunt 狩り
shriek　甲高い声を出す
pygmy　ピグミー族の人
spiky　先のとがった
burrow　穴

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Stories of Haunted Houses. (2014/04/14/Mon) No.1-1

  I read the book titled "Stories of Haunted Houses." 

My impression sentence was You are true knight.

This book is separate 3 chapters Chapter 1 is titled "Chillmore Csatle." And there are ghost house called "Dimbo." This book's main character is a little boy, he's name is Max. Max is went to a castle called "Chillmore Castle as a school trip. All of students were looking forward to this school trip, but max was not looking forward. Because Max's school trip group has max's don't like persons. Their names are Nat and Norman. They are twins. They are bullied to Max. So Max hate them. But this castl is haunted castl. The Nuckle twins order to Max that Max stay alone at night at Castle's secret tunnel. And night came, he met a ghost, but this ghost was not scary and in addition that ghost was a knight and have a biggest worry is nobody scare to him, so Max teached him that how to scared. They become good friend. And the morning came, Max go back to his tent, and Nuckle twins waited to him. And they did not believe that Max stayed at castle all night. But at that time, the ghost came and he scared Nuckle twins. They were veryu afraid. And ghost was become true knight. Then he dissaoiar. I thought enough to act the bully person is afraid of things like Nukle twins.

244 words

haunt 出没する
gloomy　薄暗い
floating　浮いている
beware　用心する
swoop　襲い掛かる
sway　揺り動かす
murky　濁っている
moat　堀
roar　唸る
sword　剣

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